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Last Updated: Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 11:48 PM PDT

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Leeham News • Scott Hamilton

FAA and Parent Agency at Odds as Politics Overshadows Safety

By Leeham News: By Colleen Mondor June 26, 2025, © Leeham News: On March 12, 2019, then-Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and her staff flew from Texas to Washington (DC) on a Southwest Airlines 737 MAX.

2025-06-25T22:21:39.015991-07:00
Airlines   Workforce & Skills Development  
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

United Airlines Accused of Intimidating Flight Attendants From Taking Federally Protected Sick Leave

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: United Airlines has become embroiled in yet another controversy over how it treats its flight attendants after the Chicago-based carrier was accused of intimidating crew members from taking federally protected sick leave.

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2025-06-25T15:47:34.556284-07:00
Boeing   FAA   737 MAX   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
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Aviation Source • Tomos Shah-Howells

Assessing Boeing’s Path to Recovery After NTSB Assigns Fault for Alaska Airlines Door Plug Blowout

By Aviation Source: Following the NTSB news that Boeing was at fault for the door plug blow out on the Alaskan Airlines flight, we look at their road to recovery.

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